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deteriorating
[dih-teer-ee-uh-rey-ting]
adjective
becoming worse or inferior in condition, character, quality, value, etc..
A deteriorating house, whatever the cause, will have an adverse effect on your real estate investment.
Officials have warned of a deteriorating security situation in the disputed territory.
disintegrating or wearing away.
If what you have underneath is fabric or fiberglass, I’d be concerned that deteriorating paint is letting ultraviolet rays do their worst to your aircraft.
Other Word Forms
- undeteriorating adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of deteriorating1
Example Sentences
Still, what could be concerning is that recent selling by whales has been coinciding with deteriorating sentiment and slower buying, which could add further pressure to bitcoin’s price, according to analysts at blockchain-analytics firm CryptoQuant.
He’s keeping his eye on market breadth — the proportion of stocks that rise when the broader indices rise — which when it falls can be a signal of deteriorating market health.
Faced with the deteriorating situation, the United States and the United Kingdom announced two weeks ago the withdrawal of their non-essential personnel from Mali, and several embassies have asked their citizens to leave the country.
In the chemical and metal sectors in particular, analysts’ confidence is deteriorating, and the banking and insurance industry also reports declining sentiment compared with October, the survey said.
Instead of deteriorating, it becomes significantly more capable, outperforming other known materials by a wide margin.
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